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General Staff: Russia has lost 124,710 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24

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The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Jan. 27 that Russia had lost 124,710 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 3,182 tanks, 6,340 armored fighting vehicles, 5,001 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,180 artillery systems, 452 multiple launch rocket systems, 221 air defense systems, 292 airplanes, 283 helicopters, 1,941 drones, and 18 boats.

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"Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. "The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders."

It is the third time Russian forces have used pipelines as a tactic, which they first adopted during the Battle of Avdiivka. Back in March, around 100 troops passed through a gas pipeline to reach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

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